ingress

noun in·gress \ ˈin-ˌgres \

|Updated on: 24 Jul 2018

Examples: ingress in a Sentence

Definition of ingress

1 : the act of entering : entrance

the seal prevents ingress of moisture

2 : the power or liberty of entrance or access

an area with restricted ingress

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ingression

play \in-ˈgre-shən\ noun

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Examples of ingress in a Sentence

Ingress to and egress from the freeway were made difficult by the construction.
with limited ingress and egress to the freeway, the stadium is the frequent scene of bottlenecks

Recent Examples of ingress from the Web

Not only will traffic be maintained, but also ingress and egress to residents' driveways.

— linda gandee/special to cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Westlake 2018 construction projects getting under way," 12 Feb. 2018
This north-south drive connects with the ingress/egress access of the large parking field connected to Brookfield Square Drive on the south end of the mall, according to documents filed with the city.

— karen pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Outback Steakhouse plans move to Brookfield Square," 13 June 2018
Instead, [North] said, schools should look at fortifying their campuses, considering ingress and egress points and people’s ability to enter buildings carrying weapons. ...

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton warns of ‘a full-fledged crisis in our democracy’ at Yale," 21 May 2018
The wreckage has made access a challenge, too, although varying points of ingress have been established for each PCV.

— william steel, Ars Technica, "Remediating Fukushima—“When everything goes to hell, you go back to basics”," 11 May 2018
Why aren't all side entrances locked against unauthorized ingress and alarmed for emergency egress?

— mark somerville, Anchorage Daily News, "I’m a gun owner and willing to talk about gun violence in schools. I don’t think we have a ‘gun problem.’," 12 Mar. 2018
And, so, ingress and egress off the plane ... that's all decisions all made by our (security) detail team, by the chief of staff, by the administration.

— carl weiser, Cincinnati.com, "Trump EPA director Scott Pruitt took $36,000 flight from Cincinnati to New York," 15 Feb. 2018
And, so, ingress and egress off the plane ... that’s all decisions all made by our (security) detail team, by the chief of staff, by the administration.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Pruitt says flying first-class is safer. But some airline safety experts aren't so sure.," 15 Feb. 2018
But the flashiest, coolest, and most fun part of the new Sierra is the MultiPro tailgate, which smartly incorporates various built-in hinges to help with ingress and egress, load stopping, second-tier loading, and access to the bed.

— tony markovich, Car and Driver, "Here Are All Six Things the 2019 GMC Sierra’s Wild MultiPro Tailgate Can Do," 2 Mar. 2018

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